Still pregnant.. 2nd membrane sweep

Ftm mom here.. and I have a question. So I had a membrane sweep on friday.. I was 3cm and 60% effaced. I had my membranes swept again today at 3cm at 65% effaced. Doctor said if it works then it should work within a day so I'm just waiting until tomorrow to see what happens eh. 50/50 chance.. I do have an induction date on the 14th at 41 weeks in case the baby doesn't come before the weekend. Before my membrane sweep today, the doctor said that I'm posterior and the baby's head is -2 .. can someone please explain what both of those things mean? And does anyone have any hope for the baby coming before the weekend? I really would prefer to go into labor naturally than an induction.

Your cervix starts out closer to the back of your body (posterior) and it mov...

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08/08/2018

Your cervix starts out closer to the back of your body (posterior) and it moves forward as you progress to anterior.
-2 station means how far down your baby has dropped into the birth canal. -3 is the highest away from pelvis, baby is in the pelvis at 0, and crowning at +2/+3

So being closer to active labor the cervix is anterior and it's favorable for the baby's head to be at least at a -1 or 0.. (moving to positive numbers obviously since +2, +3 is crowning)

So being closer to active labor the cervix is anterior and it's favorable...

Posted
08/08/2018

So being closer to active labor the cervix is anterior and it's favorable for the baby's head to be at least at a -1 or 0.. (moving to positive numbers obviously since +2, +3 is crowning)

In general yes, although some babies don't engage into the pelvis until active labor or right before pushing, expect if the water is intact and if there's a lot of fluid. They tend to "float a bit". That's why so many obs offer to break your water to help labor progress so babies head can engage in the pelvis further.

A posterior cervix often moves anterior as labor is near, but again sometimes labor starts with it still posterior and it moves along with contractions.

In general yes, although some babies don't engage into the pelvis until a...

Posted
08/08/2018

In general yes, although some babies don't engage into the pelvis until active labor or right before pushing, expect if the water is intact and if there's a lot of fluid. They tend to "float a bit". That's why so many obs offer to break your water to help labor progress so babies head can engage in the pelvis further.

A posterior cervix often moves anterior as labor is near, but again sometimes labor starts with it still posterior and it moves along with contractions.

Thank you so much for this info. I tried asking my mom all these questions and she was like wtf? We didn't know any of this in my time. So now I have to educate myself as well her lol! Idk why I forgot to ask my doctor but my brain was all over the place

Thank you so much for this info. I tried asking my mom all these questions an...

Posted
08/08/2018

Thank you so much for this info. I tried asking my mom all these questions and she was like wtf? We didn't know any of this in my time. So now I have to educate myself as well her lol! Idk why I forgot to ask my doctor but my brain was all over the place

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